If you’re the type of person who adores the freshest fashions, then you’re going to want to check out EcoSalon’s February giveaway – it’s a fashion collection from Daniel Silverstein.

Daniel Silverstein’s pieces are made for the person obsessed with living as fashion-forward and sustainable as possible. So, if you live, breath, and bleed fashion, Silverstein’s line was made for you. And all you have to do to become eligible to win some of Silverstein’s most recent collection is sign up for our newsletter.

EcoSalon is proudly giving away a $500 shopping spree to Daniel Silverstein’s latest collection, ZWD.

Here are some reasons why you’ve gotta get on entering this giveaway…

Daniel Silverstein is a New York-based clothing designer and manufacturer and a believer in using zero-waste apparel. His label is sold in boutiques and specialty stores around the world. Most recently, Silverstein’s clothing has been at Oak and Yoox.com. Also: Silverstein is launching Schone Bride’s (Brooklyn, New York) first wedding collection. Entertainers, such as Kristen Bell, Jennifer Hudson, Amber Valletta, Yael Stone, Alysia Reiner, Yolanda Ross, and more, have worn Silverstein’s pieces at red carpet events and on magazine covers across the United States and England.

ZWD is a modern collection that contains zero waste staples. It includes unisex tanks, tee-shirts, sweatshirts, and joggers for the city- and city-minded environmentalist.

Everything under the ZWD label is created with 100-percent post-consumer cutting room waste, so, the collection keeps fabric from ending up in landfills (and you from looking like a fashion-bitch).

Each piece in Silverstein’s new collection is uniquely crafted from tiles of high-quality materials, such as 100-percent organic cotton, that come together to bring new life to what would otherwise go into the trash.

Ordinarily, when fabric is cut out to make clothes, 15 to 20 percent of it is thrown away. This year alone, more than 21 billion (yes, billion) pounds of fabric will head to landfills. Partnering with forward-thinking factories and designers across the country, ZWD is using these pieces to create a new approach to sustainable fashion and put a stop to this wasteful practice.

Silverstein also is always coming out with new designs, as well as a number of other incredibly beautiful, unique clothing lines that include little black dresses, wedding dresses, and made-to-order items. I mean, just look how awesome this ZWD David Bowie tribute sweater is.

These days, lots of companies are trying to do their best to be eco-conscious, “green,” and sustainable. But there are so many factors, components, and priorities to weigh when trying to ultimately decide what the best options are, or just how sustainable a product really is.

While we may not know the answer to what truly makes sustainable fashion, we know one thing for certain — less waste is better fashion. Also, higher productivity of raw materials means less stress on the environment. And by absorbing cutting room waste from other brands that work with high-quality and responsible materials, ZWD and Silverstein are helping everyone do their part.

Interested in giving Silverstein’s styles a try? All you have to do to enter to win this great giveaway is sign up for our newsletter. If you are already subscriber, you’re already entered!

Learn more about Silverstein and his sustainable fashions by visiting his social media accounts:

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Instagram: @zerowastedaniel

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Twitter: @zerowastedaniel

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ColumnSometimes the best design is in the details.

Constructing a 100 percent sustainable fashion collection may never be possible, but having a team 100 percent committed to designing clothing that women can feel good about wearing is achievable; and fashion designers Daniel Silverstein and Marge Bacon of 100% NY are putting their sewing machines where their mouths are to do just that. Founded in 2011, 100% NY strives to use a selection of organic, recycled, and ethical materials throughout their luxury sportswear collections that they produce entirely in New York.

Designer Daniel Silverstein

Design Destiny

Silverstein tells EcoSalon, “Designing has always been a part of my life. I have been drawing, taping, and sewing since I can remember, and my parents were very supportive in helping me turn my passion for using my hands into a set of marketable skills.” Nurturing his inner calling for the tactile aspects of designing, Silverstein began his first true sewing instructions in a summer program at age 11. By the time he had graduated from his teens, he was attending Saturday Live classes at FIT for high school students. Now, as a graduate of FIT in International Fashion Design with a year abroad studying in Milan, Italy, Silverstein is breaking the mold as to what luxury fashion means in today’s market.

Autumn/Winter 2012

Inspiration

100% NY’s most recent collection for Autumn/Winter 2012  called Aquarius, drew upon renderings rooted in the zodiac sign mixed with images from Greek and Roman mythology. Designers Silverstein and Bacon are both Aquarius, and as time would have it, the collection was born under this astrological association as well. For another layer of musings, Silverstein tells EcoSalon, “We also brought in work by Picasso for linear inspiration as well as images from the Beatnik movement for inspiration for the proportions and silhouettes.”

Spring/Summer 2012

Source to Style

For 100% NY, their sourcing and creation process is based upon a general framework rooted in beginning locally and expanding from that out of the U.S. only if necessary.

“Bacon is the more tactile inclined of the two of us, she uses our mutual approach of starting with what we can find domestically, and then expanding to what we can source from other countries that is organic,” says Silverstein. Overall, 100% NY works diligently to use U.S.-made goods whenever possible to keep production local and CO2 emissions lower.

A glimpse inside 100% NY’s studio

Waste Not, Want Not

Zero-waste design is undoubtedly generating a buzz in the ever-evolving conscious fashion design community. This philosophy is embraced in distinct ways by different brands; for 100% NY, their staple piece is the Spine TM.

“We use all of our extra fabric, which would ordinarily be trimmed off of the pieces, to create a repetitious rectangular applique that resembles the discs of a human spine,” says Silverstein, adding that from that point, every piece is intricately hand turned and stitched in their Brooklyn-based studio to create an effortlessly chic bodycon dress.

Actor Jennifer Hudson rocking the Spine Dress

Edgy Comfort

An “edgy aesthetic” often triggers more sharp, harsh images than soft and ease-infused feelings. But for 100% NY, they have captured a distinct look that fuses true comfort with an edgy sex appeal. Silverstein tells EcoSalon, “We think in New York, you need to be ready for anything at any moment. Even your yoga pants should be cool.”

Designers and friends: Daniel Silverstein & Marge Bacon

Fashion For Your Friends

Looking cool and feeling good about what you’re wearing is a refreshing mantra. Silverstein says he’s inspired by his friends and wants to create clothing that they would want to wear. Silverstein tells EcoSalon that his message via 100% NY is all about, “creating clothing at a contemporary price point that you can look sexy in, feel great in and still maintain your New York City edge while being socially and ecologically responsible.”

Sounds like a win, win in our book.

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